> Ehh. What if I don't want (let's say) I can't pay money for a DVD player> software? Is there any legal DVD player sw for Linux? For win it's not

Not the last I checked.

> solution for me since win is not legal unless I buy it :) So I can't watch> my own DVD disk according the law? Imho it's against the constitution of

Exactly. That's what DMCA says.It basicly nullifies all reasonable use rights in the U.S.A.

> most countries: if I beleive that Open Source is the RIGHT solution (let'say> this is my religion, namely: I beleive in freedom so I can only use open> source softwares :), then I can't watch DVDs. So I'm under detrimental

No one with the money (read millions of dollars) has channanged theConstitutionality of the DMCA yet. Even when it happens, what are thechances of the courts understanding the technical side? The politicianssurly didn't. They beleived that it would stop mass copying anddistribution, like in Malaysia with VCD, audio CDs, and software,When all it stops is individuals using the product they bought.

A few years ago it was law that I could do what I wanted with acable/satellite signal broadcast over me. So They encryptedthe signals. I figured out how to decrypt that signal. The courtscalled that legal. So the broadcasters changed the keys more oftenuntil it was no longer worth the effort for me to "get it free"(it takes a few hours to find the new keys, then it takes awhile to enter the new keys. So if the keys change twice a dayI only get 1-2 hours of usefull viewing).The DMCA makes what had been legal, but dubious, use ofthe signal, illegal.

I us gasoline to clean parts whe I work on old cars.Next they will tell me I cannot use the gasoline Ibuy for anything other than running a govt. approvedengine and have top buy a seperate, approved cleaningagent to clean parts.